Combined fish-hook and trap.



J. W. FERREE.

COMBINED FISH HOOK AND TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6, 1915.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Snow/Wow J-W FERIREE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' JOHN w. FEBREE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

counman FISH-HOOK AND mar;

To allwkom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, JOHN a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsfin Combined Fish-Hooks and Traps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had .i i tracted position are sli htl curved and th This invention relates to new and'useful g y e improvements in combined fish hooks and animal traps, the main object of the present to the accompanying drawings.

invention being the provision of a combined fish hook and animal trap which consists of spring actuated impaling. prongs, carried within a casing and adapted to be actuated by the fish or animal to be trapped.

' Another object of the present invention is the provision of a fish hook and animal trap of the above character which will possess advantages'in points of eflicienc and durability, is inexpensive to manu acture and,

at the same time, is simple in construction and operation.

' ith the above and other ob ects in view,

the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim. a p

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a longitudinal sectional view of a combined fish hook and trap constructedin accordance" with my invention; and Fig. 2 is an end elevation illustrating the impaling members in their operative positions; Fig.3 is a detail view of one of the impaling members.

In carrying out my invention, I rovide a cylindrical casing which is general y indicated by the numeral 1, said casing being formed of suitable size tubing, and each end thereof provided witha closure plu said plugs being provided witha contra y .ar-

ranged opening, the plug 2 being provided with a rectangular opening 4, while the plug 3 is'provided'with a circular opening 5. Movable through the o ening 4 is a substantially rectangular ro inner end of which is riveted a plurality of impaling members 7 which are adapted to be movably disposed within the openin 5 and normally arran ed within the tubin 1. The inner end 0 the rod 6 is provide 3 with a bearing plate 8 which is of substan-' tially the same size as the interior of the l Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed I'ebrury 6, 1915. Serial No. 6,523.

6, to the tubing 1 and mounted upon the rod 6 and 1 plug 2 and thebearing disposed between the plate Sr, in a coil spring 9 which is adapte to be placed under, tension and the tension of said spring being adapted to .force the mpaling members 7 out through the openmg 5. It Wlll be noted that these impaling members are resilient and when in pro- In order to retain therod 6' in an operapivoted bar 10 which is mounted between the spaced ears 11 formed upon one side of the tube 1 and the inner end thereof is pro vided with an angular arm 12, the end of' .which engages within the recess 13 formed in the rod 6, to retam the rod in its set posit1on. As disclosed in Fig. 1, the rod- 6 is arranged in an operative position, the 1.

spring -9 being placedunder tension so that when the arm 10 is disengaged from the recess 13, the tension of the spring bearing against the plate 8 will force the impaling members 7 out through the opening 5 in divergent directions, so as to engage within the mouth of the fish or animal and prevent the same from becoming released. ,It will Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

1 almost be impos l sible for the fish or animal to release itself...

ftive position within the tube 1, I provide'the'v v be noted that "the outer end of the bar 10 is arranged in spaced relation with the outer end of the tubing 1 and arranged over the- .end of the bar and the tubing, is the bait,

generally indicated by the numeral 14 and which will be of any desirable material according to the animal to be trapped.

It w1ll be noted that by having the impaling members 7 formed substantially in a curve, as shown in Fig. 3, these members will be placed under tension when drawn into the casing tube, as shown in Fig. .1,

whereby the tension of the impaling members will force them outwardly with considerably greater force when released from the tubing, than if they were formed straight. From this it will be apparent that when the fish or animal attempts to remove the bait, it will actuate the bar 10 through the engagement of the bait with the bar, so as to remove the end of the arm 12 from the recess 13 and thus release the rod so that the tension ofthe spring 9 will orce the impaling members 7 out through the open 1plrongs, it will be almost impossible for the sh or animal to become disengaged therefrom as the prongs diverge and engage with-- the mouth of the fish or animal at various points, retaining the mouth in an open position" M improved fish hook and trap, as herein s own and described, is extremely simple in construction, and can be manufactored and placed upon the market at a comparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into ractice, without sacrificing any of the new: features or departingbfrom the scope of the invention, as-defined y the ap ended claim.

aving thus described this invention,

what I desire to claim as new and secure by Letters Patent is A device of the character described including a casing having an end closed, said end being provided wlth; an opening, a rod mounted for reciprocation within the easing resilient impalin members connected to the rod and projecting through the opening in the end of the casing, said impaling members being normally curved and arranged to diverge when extended exteriorly of the casing, and automatic means for imparting movement to the rod in one direction to force the impaling members exterior of the casing.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN'W. FERREE. Witnesses:

P. L. KERR, F. 3.. WHITE. 

